The nurse is working with a family who describes a great deal of frustration because their child is overturning every bucket in the house, including mop buckets with dirty water and paint buckets when they paint, as well as the sand pail in the
sandbox. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be best in this situation? a. "Toddlers do think of every bucket as the same. So if you can turn over one, you can turn them all over."
b. "Perhaps you could explain this to your child a number of times, and this will increase the chances he will understand."
c. "If you pour a bucket of water on the child when he empties your bucket, this will most likely cause him to stop and think."
d. "Print the child's name on the sand bucket and your name on the other buckets to indicate that only the sand bucket is the child's bucket."
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A Correct: The following statement by the nurse "Toddlers do think of every bucket as the same. So if you can turn over one, you can turn them all over" would be best in this situation. In the mind of a toddler, all objects that look alike have the same function and are therefore treated equally.
B Incorrect: The following statement by the nurse "Perhaps you could explain this to your child a number of times, and this will increase the chances he will understand" would not be the best choice in this situation.
C Incorrect: The following statement by the nurse "If you pour a bucket of water on the child when he empties your bucket, this will most likely cause him to stop and think" would not be the best choice in this situation.
D Incorrect: The following statement by the nurse "Print the child's name on the sand bucket and your name on the other buckets to indicate that only the sand bucket is the child's bucket" would not be the best choice in this situation.
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